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Abraham Henry Sell 1715–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America

Death Date: 16 Jun 1786

Death Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Heinrich Sellen

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Louisa Forney

Children(s): Jacob Sr

The story of Abraham Henry Sell began in 1715 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America. Abraham Henry Sell married Louisa Charlotte Forney, and had children including Jacob Forney Sell Sr. Abraham Henry Sell passed away in 1786 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Henry Sell began in 1715 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America.
  • Abraham Henry Sell married Louisa Charlotte Forney, and had children including Jacob Forney Sell Sr.
  • Abraham Henry Sell passed away in 1786 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heinrich Sellen
1689–1767
Birth Location: city, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret None
1685–1749
Birth Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Forney
1718–1743
Birth Location: Wachenheim, Prussia
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Children(s)

Jacob Sr
1741–1825
Birth Location: Germany, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Bedford, PA)
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Abraham Sell's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Sell
1715–1786
Birth Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America
Parents
Heinrich "Henry" Von Sellen
1689–1767
city, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret
1685–1749
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Heinrich Sellen
1666–1749
Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Maritje (Mary Marie) Marieken
1668–1715
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob (Sellen)
1634–1675
Marieken(Mary) Stevensen
1639–1700
Selwyn Merriken
1620–1670
Mary Stenglin
1620–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Sellen
1615–1655
Jerg Stenglen
1592–1635
Christina Weiß
1570–1635

Abraham Sell's Descendants

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Abraham (Henry) Sell (1715–16 Jun 1786) m. Louisa (Charlotte) Forney (1718–1743)
  1. 1. Jacob (Forney Sell) Sr 1741–1825 m. Cristina Hesson 1753–1820
    1. 1. Henry Sell 1775–1855 m. Maria (Sophia) Bischof 1777–1861
      1. 1. Henry Sell 1820–
      2. 2. Catherine Sell 1814–1890
      3. 3. Jacob (Henry) Sell 1808–1876
      4. 4. Bishof Sell 1800–1819
      5. 5. Andrew Sell 1809–
      6. 6. Jacob (S C) Sell 1806–1876
      7. 7. David (Bischoff) Sell 1808–1892 m. Margaret Cutshall 1808–1881
        1. 1. Harriet Sell 1850–1852
        2. 2. John (T) Sell 1842–1915
        3. 3. Lydia Sell 1839–
        4. 4. Lewis Sell 1847–1923
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Sell 1831–
        6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Sell 1844–1926
        7. 7. David (J) Sell 1834–1923
        8. 8. Elizabeth Sell 1830–1888
        9. 9. William (Sell) Sr 1835–1908 m. Rebecca Bourso 1840–1924
    2. 2. Abraham Sell 1773–1824
    3. 3. Jacob (Sell) Jr 1780–1855
    4. 4. David (Hesson) Sell 1789–1835
    5. 5. Mariah (E) Keefauver 1780–1838
    6. 6. Daniel Sell 1784–1874
    7. 7. John Sell 1777–1856
    8. 8. Margaret Unger 1789–1879
    9. 9. Peter (Hesson) Sell 1775–1854
    10. 10. Anthony Sell 1787–1866

Abraham Sell's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Abraham Henry Sell in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America
1786
16 Jun 1786
Age 71
Death of Abraham Henry Sell in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1786
    Event Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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